Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: December 8
December 8, 2025 is the 342nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Sagittarius is your zodiac sign. Turquoise is your modern birthstone. Onyx is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: December 8
- 1854 –In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin.
- 1912 –Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
- 1941 –United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be “a date which will live in infamy”, after which the U.S. and the Republic of China declare war against Japan.
- 1949 –United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is established to provide aid to Palestinian refugees who left their homes during the 1948 Palestinian exodus.
- 1971 –Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan’s port city of Karachi.
- 1980 –John Lennon, an English musician (former member of The Beatles), and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.
- 1987 –An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, sparking the First Intifada.
- 1987 –The Alianza Lima air disaster occurs.
- 2007 –Benazir Bhutto, first and only female former Prime Minister of Pakistan, had her PPP Office stormed by unidentified gunmen. Three supporters are killed.
- 2009 –Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq kill 127 and injure 448.
Who were born on December 8?
- 1947 –Thomas R. Cech, American chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1952 –Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore Health Minister
- 1953 –Sam Kinison, American comedian (d. 1992)
- 1960 –Lim Guan Eng, Malaysian statesman
- 1962 –Berry van Aerle, Dutch footballer
- 1963 –Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese wrestler
- 1965 –Theo Maassen, Dutch comedian and actor
- 1976 –Reed Johnson, American baseball player
- 1982 –Jimmy Rave, American wrestler
- 1985 –Oleksiy Pecherov, Ukrainian basketball player
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